Community engagement for the rapid elimination of malaria: the case of Kayin State, Myanmar

Wellcome Open Research

Volumn 2, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Kajeechiwa, Ladda ^a   Thwin, May Myo ^a   Nosten, Suphak ^a   Tun, Saw Win ^a   Parker, Daniel ^a   Von Seidlein, Lorenz ^b,c   Tangseefa, Decha ^d   Nosten, François ^f   Cheah, Phaik Yeong ^b,c,e  

^a MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

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EID: 85039153810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2398502X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12051.1     Document Type: Article

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